# Bytbil Car Listings Scraper (`daftvader/bytbil-com-scraper`) Actor

Collect structured public car listings from Bytbil search and detail pages.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/daftvader/bytbil-com-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Sam Towers](https://apify.com/daftvader) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

Pay per event

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Bytbil Car Listings Scraper

A platform-neutral, asynchronous scraper for public `bytbil.com` search and vehicle-detail pages. It follows numbered search pagination, deduplicates by listing ID, and streams normalized records rather than retaining page bodies.

### Functional input

Input is JSON with `startUrls` (non-empty array of HTTPS Bytbil URL strings or `{ "url": ... }` objects), optional `maxItemsPerStartUrl` (1–1000, default 100), optional `concurrency` (1–20, default 8), and optional `proxyUrl`. A proxy is not required.

On Apify, provide a `startUrls` list such as `[{"url":"https://www.bytbil.com/bil"}]` and optionally set `maxItemsPerStartUrl`, `concurrency`, or `proxyUrl`. A direct detail URL can be used when one vehicle is needed. The Actor writes records to its default dataset.

For local development, run `PYTHONPATH=src python -m bytbil_scraper.cli input.json`. Standard output is JSON Lines records; standard error contains platform-neutral billable-event signals.

### Output

Each record contains `listingId`, `title`, `url`, numeric `price`, `displayedPrice`, `modelYear`, `mileageMil`, `fuelType`, `location`, and `sourceSearchUrl`. A field is `null` when the public listing does not provide it.

The scraper emits one `result-item` event only after the corresponding persistence callback succeeds. The deployment adapter owns the memory-scaled `apify-actor-start` event because allocated memory is an Apify runtime fact.

The Actor charges one result-item event for each listing successfully stored in the default dataset and one memory-scaled Actor-start event per run, with a minimum of one start event. It uses direct public HTTP requests by default; public-site changes, unavailable pages, rate limits, and proxy or network failures can limit results.

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Bytbil search or individual listing URLs.

## `maxItemsPerStartUrl` (type: `integer`):

Maximum listings collected from each start URL.

## `concurrency` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of listing pages fetched concurrently.

## `proxyUrl` (type: `string`):

Optional HTTP proxy URL.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.bytbil.com/bil"
    }
  ],
  "maxItemsPerStartUrl": 100,
  "concurrency": 8
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.bytbil.com/bil"
        }
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("daftvader/bytbil-com-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.bytbil.com/bil" }] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("daftvader/bytbil-com-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.bytbil.com/bil"
    }
  ]
}' |
apify call daftvader/bytbil-com-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,daftvader/bytbil-com-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/KNicGbA5jAjyZC3i7/builds/qF9mUc4D9IFGlMOY2/openapi.json